New charges for Marshfield teacher accused of sex with student

A Marshfield teacher facing felony charges for an alleged sex crime with a student told another teenager to destroy a cellphone the teacher used and "all evidence," according to Webster County Court documents.

Johnna Feazell, 46, of Marshfield, now also faces two counts of tampering with physical evidence and a count of tampering with a victim or witness or attempted tampering with a victim in a felony prosecution in Webster County Court, according to online court records.

Feazell turned herself in on the new charges Wednesday night and then bonded out, according to the Webster County Jail. Her bond was set at $50,000, according to online court records.

She is also prohibited from having contact with any child younger than 18, according to online court records.

She also told the student that if she "went to jail for 'this' that defendant would kill herself," according to the arraignment sheet.

The second teenager told an investigator that Feazell gave her clothing belonging to the girl Feazell is accused of molesting after the investigation had started, according to court documents.

The second teenager said she had been relaying messages between Feazell and the girl she is accused of molesting between Oct. 13 and Oct. 16 after they knew an investigation had begun, according to court documents.

The text messages included, "What did you tell.." and "I love you," according to court documents.

The second teenager told an investigator that she was contacted by the girl Feazell is accused of molesting and told to tell Feazell to wash all the bedding in Feazell's house and make sure everything was "spotless," according to court documents.

The second teenager told an investigator that Feazell tried to call her collect 13 times from the Webster County Jail on Oct. 16 after her arrest, according to court documents.

Feazell, who has worked for the district since August 2000, has been placed on paid administrative leave, according to the school district.

Feazell's annual salary is $44,834 for her teaching and coaching duties, said Christi Mackey, the board secretary and treasurer for the Marshfield Board of Education. She is paid $41,924 for teaching and $2,910 for coaching.

Mark Mayo, the school superintendent, has said Feazell has been the girls' track coach at the junior high and has previously coached basketball and softball.

The board voted unanimously at its meeting Monday night to direct the school district's attorney to draw up a statement of charges on Feazell to review her employment status, according to the board minutes.

Mayo said the board could schedule a hearing after the statement of charges is drawn up and vote to terminate Feazell or put her on unpaid leave. Feazell could also choose to resign.

Mayo told the board in a memo that, "It is the understanding of the district that all such alleged behaviors took place outside school hours and away from any campus of the district."

Feazell was disciplined by the school district about a year ago for "inappropriate conduct" with the student, according to court documents. Administrators told her in writing not to have contact with the student.

Feazell was told in June 2013 to stop texting and writing letters to the student, according to court documents. She was disciplined again, in October 2013, according to court documents.

Mayo wrote in his memo to the board that "at no time has the possibility of Ms. Feazell being engaged in any type of inappropriate sexual behavior been raised prior to the allegations of Oct. 13, 2014."